Harbor Freight Drill Press Table Build Using T-tracks

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4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back to the shop, friends! Today, we are building a drill press table with an adjustable fence and stop block for my harbor freight 5 speed drill press. This project was build using 3/4' MDF, Birch plywood, t-tracks and accessories. Check the (affiliate) links below for components to the build! 👇
Powertec T-tracks and hold down clamps: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Sliding T-nuts (for use with threaded rod)
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T-track star knobs;
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Threaded 1/4" t-nut bolts 3.5" length
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1/4" threaded rod- for making custom bolts
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@fcschoenthal 4 жыл бұрын

I put my insert off center so that the bit only drills into the top quarter. That way I can rotate it 90° four times before needing to replace. - Chris

@maria-dawnw3595 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea! (Stealing)

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I had thought of that. Also seen someone use a round one,

@edsonsilvadacostasilvadaco5246 2 жыл бұрын

*Bought as a gift for my son and his second grade son to use on a Pinewood Derby car. Wanted something relatively safe and able to be packed away when not in use. Worked well. **MyBest.Tools** Easy to use and set up. Case provides good storage.*

@willameredith 3 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of woodworking videos. This one is a very rare example of a how to do it right. You started by showing what you were going to build and then cut back to the finished product a few times throughout to show why you did some specific step and what the result looks like. Your pacing was good, too, walking us through it all but not forcing us to watch every drill hole. It's surprising to me how few people do it this well. I am definitely going to check out your other videos.

@COLDROLD73 4 жыл бұрын

GOATHEAD sez this is the design we have been looking for!

@stephenwhittier6439 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks ! 👍

@michaelluksich2162 4 жыл бұрын

Always well done and insightful.

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@mf9309 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your expertise! Subscribed!

@matthewpotter1933 4 жыл бұрын

Great! I can see that in my future!

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a good weekend project

@garykorzelius5930 4 жыл бұрын

Nice design. Very clean lines and easy to mount.

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary!!👍

@robertmadden7536 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Will look forward to the trax accessories vid

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@doughisle1097 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation easy to follow instructions worked well on my small WEN drill press

@kelvingstrachan 4 жыл бұрын

Great little project. Watching you guys in the US (I'm in South Africa), and listening to all the stuff you get over there, is like hearing a foreign language. I'm used to the Imperial measurements, but we don't get a quarter of all the gadgets that you guys can buy at your local hardware store.

@colleencook382 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! As always your vids are very informative and helpful. Your rate of speech makes it easy to follow along and make the connections between what you are saying and what I am seeing. I am looking forward to your new vids as I am a beginner. Just soaking all this up like a sponge. 😆

@RLLWoodworks 4 жыл бұрын

Great little project here! Haven’t needed a drill press table yet but when I do this looks like the perfect design.

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@RussThacher 4 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to give this project a try. I don't have a some of the tools (table saw, router) to build this so it may be a little more challenging but I'm excited none the less to try.

@ckutzli 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@rickytickytarvy1980 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, just inherited my grandfather's drill press and I think this will make a great addition to it. Thank you for yet another great video and again the inspiration

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard😊😊

@bobbymattox5703 2 жыл бұрын

That great video I'm try it next up for drill press thank you sir

@lastingbuild1373 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tapper1971 4 жыл бұрын

Good idea are try that one cheers from the uk

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Great! Good Luck!

@dsigetich Жыл бұрын

Great video - thanks. Really like your explanations as to why you are doing a specific step. Not sure why the table needs to be so thick, though, and the fence. When I make this I’m going to use thinner MDF. I really want to add the T-track - great feature. Like the comment about mounting the insert plate so that a drill bit would hit it in a corner so that you can rotate it.

@jocoseness 2 жыл бұрын

I put the MDF on top which gives you a smoother working surface. With the plywood on bottom, the threaded inserts hold better.

@bret_Lambky 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, I have seen some with a few drawers down on each side of the drill press table. I think that is a good addition for tools you commonly use at the drill press, like counter sink tools and drills.

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I think I have about 3” to spare where I could do that at later date!

@bret_Lambky 4 жыл бұрын

LastingBuild very cool! I find collaborating on projects is always good! I’m going to post my first Vlog video here in the next couple of weeks. I hope you take the time and watch. It will be a shop tour, along with a personal resume / life interview. I have had a few life changing events and I hope my testimony educates and inspires everyone!

@peterjenne3552 4 жыл бұрын

You can cut the aluminum t track with your miter saw...nice video...

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Good job for my old blade!

@jimstewart1044 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build. How do you like the drill press? I would totally be interested in the t- track accessories. Keep up the good work!

@deckerprairiewoodworks9826 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@CycoBillywoodworking 4 жыл бұрын

Good Job I used the microjig system on mine that way you dont need to buy t track

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks Bill!

@davel9956 3 жыл бұрын

Bill, I just purchased the microjig system. I’d be interssted in seeing a pic of your final project!

@Rocadamis 3 жыл бұрын

Those inserts are demonstrating why MDF isn't a good choice for the bottom panel of the table. MDF simply crumbles if you put too much stress on it and it will eventually pull those inserts out. Good video though and great build; very inspiring. Thanks!

@lastingbuild1373 3 жыл бұрын

Sure! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ejschulte100 2 жыл бұрын

Can you share the dimension of the table with us? Great video! I’d probably use plywood for the base over MDF of screwing into it but I love this!!

@richardday2815 3 жыл бұрын

nice work I like this drill press table any plans for it ?

@lastingbuild1373 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, no plans! It’s easy to build though!

@chuckjohnson4048 4 жыл бұрын

I am presently designing/building a flip-tops workbench that will house my miter saw, drill press, router raiser, surface plainer, and bandsaw. Except for the router raiser, all the other tools will be mounted on flip mounts and have vac connections and each tool opening will be concealed by a 180 degree hinged lid which will create a flat bench top work surface when all the tools are concealed below. My table saw will be attached to one end and the other end will be set up to mount other more portable tools on the vertical end of the bench opposite the table saw (band sander for knives, chisel sharpener, grinder, drill bit sharpener, etc). Below the flip cavity there will be room for various size storage drawers. Unfortunately, unless everyone who plans to build a duplicate purchases the same brand/model of tools, plans for such a bench would be worthless or un-useable.

@pedrofontes8494 4 жыл бұрын

Good video, would be great if you have a plan out there

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

Working on it!

@carterscustomrods 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, but I'm curious as to why you couldn't use the press to drill the 3 inches you needed for the fence?

@ldesmond6729 3 жыл бұрын

Are you building a guitar soon? I recognize stewmac packing anywhere

@lastingbuild1373 3 жыл бұрын

L Desmond good eye! Check out teaser trailer posted yesterday!

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

If you missed last weeks Harbor Freight Drill Press Review 👉👉🔴 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8VlksxqptOcgH0.html Affiliate Links to all hardware used in the video! 👉👉 Check the description.

@dickholladay4650 2 жыл бұрын

I would be interested in a plan for the drill press table if they should become available,.

@majmarkbrown7816 4 жыл бұрын

enjoyed the video and would love to make one of these for my WEN press. One question though, the material you are calling MDF looks like particle board to me. Is it a different kind of MDF?

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

It really doesn't;t matter. Both MDF and Particle board are very flat so it provides a good base for the table. In my experience, plywood tends to have some twists in it so the flatness of the particle board or MDF corrects that.

@carterscustomrods 3 жыл бұрын

@@lastingbuild1373 did you seal the board at all? I know the MDF in my area (Florida) is basically a sponge, so I often seal it with a slow cure epoxy on the edges after finding that the "shellac" method is very overrated in terms of sealing the edges of it. (Another effective way I found was to simply put acrylic paint on the MDF. I'm yet to have any swelling or issues with a thin coat of fast drying acrylic paint.

@lastingbuild1373 3 жыл бұрын

I put a coat of wipe on poly but I also have a portable dehumidifier in my shop

@carterscustomrods 3 жыл бұрын

@@lastingbuild1373 ahhh, nice. I have one, and central air but the humidity here is nightmare for raw wood, and press/mdf type materials.

@jimdavis1566 2 жыл бұрын

So watching you using a hand drill while making the table. Is there a reason for not using the drill press?

@jimmowers7675 4 жыл бұрын

What do you do as far as when you have to raise or lower the deck? Does the table interfere with the height adjustment knob?

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

The adjustment handle on my drill press does not require turning a full circle so it does not interfere. If necessary you could cut out an area for the adjustment handle or raise your table up some off the factory table to create the space needed.

@chuckjohnson4048 4 жыл бұрын

Years ago I built a larger table top for my DP and ended up removing my table height adjuctment crank and adding an extension to the handle so that I could crank the table higher/lower.

@jimmowers7675 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Johnson , where did you get the extension?

@volksbugly 18 күн бұрын

Are you till using the table? I have the same press, but I don't want to spend the time to make it.

@maria-dawnw3595 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, why 2 layers of 3/4 ply? I have same drill press and my biggest complaint about it is the shallow 'throat' depth (is that the right word?) With 2 layers, you just robbed yourself of 3/4" Nice build... I will copy tho I may use 1/4 ply on bottom and 1/2 ply on top - your thoughts?

@lastingbuild1373 4 жыл бұрын

I use the MDF as the bottom layer for flatness.

@Osgkar 4 жыл бұрын

I would like a plan for this table

@joaoluis1744 2 жыл бұрын

bue da fixe

@dcslapout5697 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work Jim. Would be very grateful if you were to provide plans. Also , what’s the name of that brad gun

@artc1688 2 жыл бұрын

why using MDF + Plywood?

@craigfuhr 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Your skills are insane, Sir. Old-world, old-school quality, indeed. I’d love to interview you on how you learned your craft and how you found the calling to share your tremendous gift with others. If you’d be interested, just reply and I’ll do the same.

@pleappleappleap 3 жыл бұрын

MDF is not plywood.

@mikethompson9745 3 жыл бұрын

i like the build However why do so many folks making videos have to put a loud music track on? your music is not to my choice so i stopped watching the vid.